St Joseph's, Tara - Term 1 Week 10 2022 Newsletter
Our Vision & Mission Statements
From the Principal
Principal
Dear parents and carers,
Term 1
It has been a shorter term and one filled with exciting learning and other activities.
Camp
A big shout out to all involved in the wonderful St. Joseph's camp at Coolum! The students demonstrated amazing learning curiosity, behaviour, team work, courage culture and responsiblility for their belongings and great care for each other. The parents and staff did an outstanding job as role models and team members for the wellbeing, learning and safety of all students. Great job everyone! Enjoy the photos from camp.
Learning Meetings
Together with the teachers, we would like to thank those parents and students who have already shared in the three way learning meetings for their children. Please contact the teacher to arrange a suitable time for your three way meeting. Research shows that when learners, parents and teachers collaborate about student learning, a child's learning is maximised.
Last Day of Term 2
Students are invited to bring a gold coin and wear coloured clothes tomorrow, Friday 1 April. Please bring your usual healthy morning tea and lunch. There will be an end of Term One food party after lunch.
Term 2
I look forward to seeing everyone after the Easter holidays on Wednesday 20 April. Teachers will be attending Inspire Maths professional development in Toowoomba while you are holidaying on 19th April.
Easter
I wish you a blessed Easter. Enjoy time with your family and take time to remember the events of Holy Week and Easter Sunday.
Mary Porter
Principal
'I trust in the Lord.' Psalm 31:6
'I knew God would take care of all and make everything right in the end.' Mary MacKillop in 1892
From the APRE
HOLY WEEK and EASTER
Over the holidays the church will celebrate Holy Week and Easter Sunday. This is a major part of our story as Christians. It is the story of Jesus’ amazing courage and love, of the crowd’s anger and violence, of a friend’s betrayal and the wonder of the resurrection, of new life. The women at the empty tomb were filled with great joy and hope and they raced to share the wonderful news with the disciples and today this news has spread around the world offering joy and hope to all.
Today the students prayed as they explored the events of Palm Sunday through to Good Friday. We are all looking forward to celebrating on Easter Sunday.
An Easter Prayer
Christ Jesus is here-
Here,
As on the first day:
Here among us eternally,
As on Easter morning;
Here with us forever
As fully as on the first day;
Here in our midst
Through all the days of his eternity:
For he is risen!
ALLELUIA!
Photo Time
Having Fun on Camp
From the Parish
St Mary Of The Angels - Tara
Mass Times
Tara: Friday: 9am
Saturday: 6pm
Moonie: Sunday: 9:30am
on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday of the Month
Meandarra: Sunday: 7:30am
on the 2nd & 4th Sunday of the Month
Glenmorgan: Sunday: 9am
on the 4th Sunday of the Month
Parish Priest: Fr Jack MacGinley
Presbytery: 4665 3401 (Tara)
Father Jack's Message
We all need celebrations. They remind us of the importance of events that have happened in the past. We have many, but to mention one, the anniversary of our birth. It was an occassion of joy for our father and mother. Now that you are of age you have come to appreciate who you are and the love and care that your parents have given you over the years.
In a few weeks time we will remember and celebrate Jesus' love for us in his dying and offering his prayer on the Cross. We remember his Resurrection to a new life as he rose from the grave. We celebrate the event in remembrance of this God-Saviour person who has given us the promise of a glorified life after our death.
It's with Thanksgiving that we recall all that Jesus did in showing us the true meaning of life.
We do it. Lest We Forget. That's what we say. Happy Easter.
Shalom
Fr Jack MacGinley
STATIONS of the CROSS: Fridays in Lent from 5.30 p.m.
LEARNING AT ST JOSEPH'S
Reading At Home
Some Helpful Hints...
Make it Routine
Find a quiet, comfortable spot that becomes the go-to reading spot with your child. It’s about finding the right time for you and your child. Whether it be just before they go to bed, or first thing in the morning. Do what works for you!
Ease Into The Book
Get your child thinking about what the book might be about by asking some questions before you start reading. Here are some examples of what you could ask:
- What do you think this book is about? Why?
- Do you think this is a story or a fact book? Why?
- Can you read the title? Does this give you some more clues?
- What can you notice about the picture on the front of the book?
Don’t Tell Them, Guide Them
If you tell your child every word they get stuck on, they won’t learn to use the reading strategies they are learning at school and will expect you to tell them every time. This isn’t going to help them to develop and grow as readers.
Here are some basic reading strategies your child may have been taught in the classroom:
- Can they use the picture to help?
- Stretch out the word – so for the word shouted – ‘sh-ou-ted’.
- Can they look for chunks in the word, or smaller words in a larger word – so for shouted – they could see ‘shout’, or ‘out’.
- Can they sound out the word?
- Get them to read to the end of the sentence for further clues. What would make sense?
- Ask them to work out the first sound of the word and get their mouth ready for the word.
Make it Enjoyable!
Reading is meant to be a fun enjoyable time with your child.
Comprehension is Important
When they have finished reading the book. Ask a few questions to check for comprehension.
They don’t have to be difficult questions, here are a few that you may like to ask:
- What was your favourite part of the book and why?
- How did you feel when you read that story?
- What did you learn from this story?
- What was the problem in the story?
- Which character did you like and why?
ENJOY YOUR READING
Mr Greg Smith.
St Joseph's Awards
Learning Super Powers Award
Keira Furniss and Ella Sinclair
For courage (self-belief in their learning & leadership) and self-motivation (setting and monitoring their learning & leadership goals). Well done Girls!
Students Of The Week
Jules Waring, Anthony Riddiford, Zak Phillips and Havoc McLuckie
From the Administration Officers
SCHOOL FEES
Term One Fees. Thank you to those families who have paid or have made payments on their fees. It's greatly appreciated. If you are experiencing difficulities please don't hesitate to contact either myself or Mary to discuss payment options.
HOW TO PAY YOUR SCHOOL FEES:
*Cash
*Direct Deposit:
Bank: ADF
Name: St Joseph’s School
BSB: 064-786
ACC: 100025583
Reference: Your Name.
*Centrelink Centrepay Deduction Payments can be made fortnightly or monthly. The School’s CRN: 555075545A
Not Sure how it’s done? Ask at the office for Assistance.
Bus Notification Reminder: Please notify the school if your child's bus travel arrangements change by 2:30pm each afternoon.
If your child is being picked up instead of catching the bus home or is required to catch the bus instead of being picked up then the school needs to know before 2:30pm. Our staff have a duty of care to ensure your children get home safely, in accordance to the arrangements you have advised.
SCHOOL COMMENCES AT 8:35 EACH DAY AND FINISHES AT 2:50 pm.
Please ensure your child arrives at school by 8:20 to give them time to have their healthy snack, do their laps and socialise with their friends, giving them the best start to their school day.
LATE ARRIVALS: If your child arrives late to school please come to the office and sign them in.
ASSEMBLY: Is held first thing every Monday morning after the roll is taken.
ABSENCES: Please notify the school whenever your child is absent.
Could I please ask those families who received an Unexplained Absences Explanation Request Form and have not returned them or notified the office to do so asap. These forms will now be sent out on a fortnightly basis and are to be returned by the Friday of that week please.
We understand that there are valid reasons for your child not to attend school e.g. They are sick. Please be aware that the following examples are not acceptable reasons for keeping them home from school.
If your child:
- Doesn't feel like coming to school
- Thinks it's too wet, cold, hot or the work is too hard or too easy
- Stays home when another sibling is sick or a family member has an appointment or is going shopping out of town
- Had a disagreement with their best friend
- Got into trouble or thinks they might get into trouble at school
- Is embarrassed about something that happened the day before
- Has an activity or subject on that day they don't like
P & F News
Thank you to the families that have returned their volunteer forms. Our school runs on Volunteers, without your help many of the fun activities and programmes undertaken here at school would be impossible.
Futures Group Youth Disco - A huge thank you to the Tara Futures Group for having the P&F cater at the Disco and also to the principal and parents for volunteering and making the event such a success. We all loved to see the children get their groove on and dance into the evening. We even spotted some of the parents on the dance floor.
Tuckshop - A big thank you to all the families for your orders and support for Term 1! We are still in urgent need of volunteers for tuckshop duty. If you require another form, please contact the office for either the Volunteer or Induction form. They can be emailed to you or sent home with your child.
Term Dates
2022
*Term 1 2022 – Tue 25 Jan (Public Hol 26 Jan) - Fri 1 Apr
*Term 2 2022 – Wed 20 Apr - Fri 24 Jun
*Term 3 2022 – Tue 12 Jul - Thurs 15 Sep
*Term 4 2022 – Tue 4 Oct - Thurs 1 Dec
Wellbeing
Have fun with the daily activities on our Happiness Calendar. See how many you can achieve. We will also be focusing on a different Key to Happiness (below) each fortnight.
Our Tenth Key to Happiness is - Meaning.
Meaning matters for happiness
People who have a sense of meaning in life tend to experience more frequent and stronger positive emotions; feel more positive about the future; have greater life satisfaction; have higher psychological wellbeing; have more satisfying relationships; use their character strengths more and feel better about themselves. Meaning in life is associated with physical health benefits such as reporting fewer ill-health symptoms, lower risk of heart disease, stronger immune systems and being less likely to engage in behaviours that undermine physical health. It also seems to help us live well for longer. People reporting higher meaning in life tend to have lower levels of physical and cognitive decline and live to an older age.
Meaning matters at work too. Feeling that our work is meaningful has positive benefits both at work and beyond. It predicts higher life satisfaction, meaning in life in general and better physical health. It is also strongly related to how engaged we feel in our work and our levels of job satisfaction.
Student Safety
THE 2021 STUDENT PROTECTION CONTACTS: Sue Whelan Mary Porter Susan Rodd (Counsellor)
STUDENT SAFETY INFORMATION
EVERY CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE
Tuckshop
ROSTER
We are in urgent need of helpers for tuckshop duty on Thursdays. We would love to see everyone joining in. It usually works out that you're rostered on twice a term. But with 'More hands making light work' it would certainly be less. Without your help tuckshop will not be able to continue.